U21 World League

Gan Jah Stadium
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valentin Bellard started the match with the kick off. Claudinho Fantini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Geoffroy Pernin made a huge save. Valette Stars's Alix Delange got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 10 minutes into the match, Valentin Bellard notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Villa Verde FC's Jacinto Figueiredo. Jacinto Figueiredo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jacinto Figueiredo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Bellard in the 13th minute of the match. Humberto Velasco was extremely unlucky when he, in the 16th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Valette Stars's Geoffroy Pernin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arí Lucas in the 18th minute of play. A collision led to Villa Verde FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Arí Lucas hit a great ball. After 22 played minutes Villa Verde FC got a freekick which was hit by Richard Esteves. After 23 played minutes Villa Verde FC got a freekick which was hit by Humberto Velasco. Valette Stars's Geoffroy Pernin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Valette Stars from getting a goal against them. After 33 played minutes, Valette Stars's Alix Delange shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jacinto Figueiredo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Valette Stars reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Bellard in the 35th minute of play forced Villa Verde FC's goalkeeper Jacinto Figueiredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Valette Stars getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Anthony Terras hit a great ball. Arí Lucas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Geoffroy Pernin made a huge save. Jacinto Figueiredo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Bellard in the 42nd minute of the match. Villa Verde FC's Jacinto Figueiredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Bellard in the 42nd minute of play. Jacinto Figueiredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Bellard in the 47th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Villa Verde FC's Antônio Carlos Madureira was substituted for Humberto Velasco. Villa Verde FC's Falcão Esteves was substituted for Joel Ramos. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudinho Fantini to make the kick off. Jacinto Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Émilien Gentilhomme, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 56th minute, Afonso Baiano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geoffroy Pernin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. A collision led to Villa Verde FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Claudinei Duarte hit a great ball. Claudinho Fantini hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, Marcelo Alagoano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Villa Verde FC's goalkeeper Jacinto Figueiredo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Afonso Baiano struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Geoffroy Pernin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Villa Verde FC. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Betinho Lira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Villa Verde FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Betinho Lira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geoffroy Pernin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valette Stars's Geoffroy Pernin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Baiano in the 72nd minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Villa Verde FC's goalkeeper Jacinto Figueiredo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valentin Bellard. In the 79th minute, Afonso Baiano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geoffroy Pernin was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Claudinho Fantini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geoffroy Pernin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Theo Chassot hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, Valette Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Betinho Lira came free, but Geoffroy Pernin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valentin Bellard in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jacinto Figueiredo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 93rd match minute, Villa Verde FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Falcão Esteves to maneuver through the defense. Villa Verde FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.